FIRST LOOK - 1970 Ford Torino GT 429 SCJ - BARRETT-JACKSON SCOTTSDALE 2022

Lot 1280 - Powered by a 429ci Super Cobra Jet V8 engine mated to a close-ratio 4-speed manual transmission with 4.30. This Torino is one of 241 SCJ GTs built in 1970. Fully restored to factory condition with all original body panels using original or NOS parts. Finished in the factory Calypso Coral paint, this Torino was ordered from the factory with the following options: 429 SCJ Drag Pack, Visibility Light Group, center console, power front disc brakes and power steering, AM radio with dual rear speakers, hideaway headlamps, tinted glass, deluxe seat belts with warning lamp, ribbon tachometer body side stripe and Magnum 500 wheels wrapped in the NOS size F60x15 belted tires with raised-white-letters. This car is concours-correct in every way with the most rare and difficult parts to find, including the power steering pully, Torino Drag Pack 4.30 gears, speedometer drive gear reducer and starter heat shield for the 429's exhaust manifold. Featured in MotorTrend magazine as a fully optioned 1970 Torino with 90 photos of this car. Goodguys Pacific Northwest Nationals Muscle Car of the year finalist. Featured in the April 2017 issue of Muscle Car Review magazine. This car has two Build Sheets with a Deluxe Marti Report showing this car is the only 1970 SCJ Torino GT 4:30 Drag Pack that came from the factory in Calypso Coral paint.
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[@JamesThomas-dn6ee]

I think the 70 71 torino gt is probably the best looking muscle car ever made

[@mobigsly9595]

Nah not at all.. to each their own

[@lightingbird5551]

Thank you. I feel the same. But you don't see much love from all the restoration shows.

[@wyo1446]

Unfortunately, they were also the most underrated and under appreciated muscle car ever, maybe not always the fastest, but always the best dressed. The Torino was like a tuxedo at a Sadie Hawkins dance.

[@JamesThomas-dn6ee]

@@wyo1446 true

[@JamesThomas-dn6ee]

@@mobigsly9595 what car from that era would you say that is the best looking? They all are great looking cars to me the torino is the best

[@sparkythedetroitdoggo8281]

Fantastic that this was at the top of my feed ! Mom's '70 Torino brougham was the car I grew up in . She sold it to my brother and it got rear ended . Couple years later I bought one and drove it through high school in the 80's . Man I loved those hideaway headlights ! I was recently lucky enough to find another 70 Torino that I'm restoring for $800 dollars ! Only down side is this one doesn't have the hideaways and has a 250 six but she's still a beauty ! Was lucky enough to take her to the Woodward dream cruise last year . To say the 70 Torino is in my blood would be an understatement ! I love this car !

[@JohnSmith-xs8bs]

That is the best Serena I have ever seen restore from top to bottom it is totally original and I remember that car with my uncle used to have it thank you for that picture of that car just the weather the video I hope someone really really enjoy that car is very very special thank you again

[@gsmith207]

I was 10 years old in 1977 when my older cousin wrapped a Light Blue 1969 Torino GT390 around a tree on a back road in Maine. He lived another day but the car didn’t. I still want one to this day! Must be an omen you uploading this ‘70 to me. Thanks for refreshing my memories on cars! Love this little snippets from you guys!

[@williammatthews2948]

Beautiful.

[@jmbauzo6180]

The most beautiful muscle car ever made... and with s 429 Super Cobra Jet.❤

[@plymouthdie-castreplicas]

Oh, great looking Torino GT... Very hot car!

[@billlannan7767]

Boy this brings back memories but I was growing up my neighbor's brother had one of those it was yellow and black I've never forget it

[@richardringo1290]

I was one of the lucky ones that had one of these. How it got to Louisiana I'll never know. Best car I ever owned. Bought it in 1973 and sold it in 1981 and have missed it ever since.

[@dougelrod7877]

Id thought this post would bring back old memories It did for me when I rode in It back in 1970 from dad and mom,s house on a Friday going to the bank

[@lesant7659]

That's a car with prestige. Beautiful car 💕

[@CarSnipers]

Beautiful car, ours is coming up soon as well. 1970 Ford SCJ 429 dragpack factory 4 speed. Matching numbers and restored to perfection. Only question is who we will let selling it.

[@paulcorreggio4925]

Lookin sweet!! Gonna go for BIG bucks!

[@billdoe00]

Never been a Torino that he's dealt with restored to that level. I know of several restored to the same quality or better.

[@gdrael66]

Had my first 70 in 82....GT with the 429SCJ. Back when these things were just cars....lol Now ive got a 70 type NW. Cool rides for sure

[@samp7003]

I owned a 70 Torino GT that was red like this one with the laser stripes but it was a measly 302 automatic. I loved it anyway. After a few winters in western Pennsylvania it rusted away. I still have the original full wheel covers. Some of the fake bolts on them were broken because someone must have put an air wrench on them. I also have the hood scoop. Memories. Man I wish I had it now the way it looked when I bought it. A junkyard guy dragged it away one day.

[@LifeofnotBrian]

The ultimate Torino! Doesn't get any better imao. Love the hideaways on these, one of the best front ends ever. A 70-71 Torino without hideaways is kind of a missed opportunity :P Don't get me wrong, any 70-71 Torino is fantastic, but those hideaways really sets those cars off! My 70 Torino Brougham might not have the pedigree of this, but it does have hideaways, so. WIN :P Wonder what this GT will go for on the block?

[@joequillun7790]

Why isn't the hood blacked out?

[@kevinr3909]

Because it's a gt. The hoods were not blacked out from the factory with the gt package.

[@CALB2009]

SOLD FOR $275,000!!!

[@joequillun7790]

Thank you for this. Exactly why I scrolled down here. Well done.

[@ashookchandra8191]

Gorgeous whip 😳😊😍👍💋💯🔥🔥🔥

[@freebird1ification]

my uncle had a black on black 70 mercury cyclone with the 429 scj but it was an automatic with bench seat but man that thing was fast and a beauty

[@wesdionne278]

What I don't understand is how KZbin videos show that a 1970 Red Torino 429 scj can vary with times of 13.71 vs Red Cuba with 440 of 13.78 on here to another 1970 Torino 429 scj of 12.93 to a Transam of 13.23 to a 1970 Red Torino 429scj of 13.64 vs a Camaross396 of 13.59 to a 1970 Torino 429scj with 13.08 vs Olds w-31 which wound up doing real bad so didn't write down time to finally a 1970 Torino 429scj of 12.72 to a 1969 Yenko 427 Camaro of 12.0 then 12.59. Then it was mentioned that Motor Trend ran a 1970 Torino 429 scj with 4 speed and driver to 4206 lbs. to a 13.99 time in Feb. 1970. These times ranged so badly that I thought maybe read end as one guy stated that stock was geared 3.91 with Detroit Locker gearing being 4.30 but that couldn't be right as narrator advised 1970 Red Torino with 429scj had 4.57 factory gearing for 12.72 race vs 1969 Yenko 427 Camaro so something else had to account for difference of 1.27 seconds so what????? Also, according to Barrett Jackson, he states that Ford produced 240 of these 1970 Torino 429scj cars when every narrator in some to all these above videos has mentioned at one time that Ford advised that only 124 or 125 or even 150 were only produced so? The reason why I am still fascinated by these Ford's is that I along with my brother John used to own one 1970 Ford Torino 429scj with actual slide spun tach in dash with 4 speed that was Blue in color that could lay down 2 black marks for well over 2 car lengths from start. We never drag tested it for fear of somebody following us to steal it. Any other questions anybody?

[@joshs2733]

How much did it sell for?

[@claysmell]

wow 430's in the rear - wheelie king!

[@joequillun7790]

LOL. Not with those tires, weight, and long wheelbase.

[@claysmell]

@@joequillun7790 let's get some slicks on it and see. a guy I knew with a GTX 440 similar rears with slicks had his up in the air at the drag strip regularly

[@joequillun7790]

@@claysmell Yeah, I guess. I did see a vid the other day, of this body style, at the drags, beating HellCats, and a new Cadillac something or other, that was built, and NOS. Running 9s, and pulling the wheels. I'm sure there was no top-loader in it. :(

[@computerweenie]

My parents bought a new 1970 Torino GT and when they brought it home I was shocked. They left the house with a 1963 Ford Falcon that they had purchased new and came home with a "race" car.

[@rickarra1833]

One of my favorites. The style and performance is excellent. I am would love to see this in my garage. $200k?

[@brentbennett70]

I wish my 1970 Torino GT looked this nice. Someday when I am rich it will. LOL

[@billdoe00]

Just lots of hard work and dedication. You can start by just removing one part and fully restoring it at a time until it's all been replaced while still getting to enjoy it.

[@NightWolfsHAMMER]

Did this car not roll through the auction block? Trying to find how much it went for and it looks like they either never updated the page for it, or it was never auctioned off.

[@torinoscj]

Yes, it sure is different from when I found it and bought it for seventy five dollars in 1988! Spoiler alert! It does NOT have a numbers matching engine or trans and the SCJ shaker is actually off of my 1970 Torino Cobra that I bought in 1982 and still have. I sold it, running and driving with a C-6 auto in 1998 to Terry Dodge of Vancouver, Washington, for $2,400.00 I was lucky enough to be able to go and watch Jeff Esterberg (Esterbrook?) while he was restoring it for Bob, the owner.

[@brandonhumphries3377]

do you have the original engine still?

[@torinoscj]

@@brandonhumphries3377 I bought the car as a roller in 1988 for seventy five bucks and never had the original engine or trans.

[@joequillun7790]

@@torinoscj LOL. Now this is funny. The video is stating it as an original matching numbers car.

[@tomkeeler4243]

My father had this exact same model and color car. 429 cj 4 speed from Milford Connecticut in 1979.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Tom Keeler, the 429 SCJ engine was different than the 429 CJ engine.

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

How much did it hammer for?

[@firstnationsindian8062]

275k

[@mcgaugh57]

I bought one in 79 that looked exactly like that, but 351 cleveland and auto.

[@ciscohour5884]

I have a base model 71 sportsroof. 351c and looks good to drive and enjoy but not good enough to be a trailer queen. Do all the options matter on these high dollar resto cars when it is basically a puzzle piece that will sit in a garage for the remainder of its life?

[@Jeff-rh8mq]

i don't know why I watch this anymore! I can't afford any of this stuff and then why appreciate it. to sit in someone's garage is a waste for most of us and using this as a piece of property is stupid.

[@chamberizer]

A friend on mine had a Torino that had similar body style. I like the body style but I think the floors rust out, like taking off & the whole front seat tips back.

[@jimmyhamm6041]

I had a chance in the early 80's to own this exact car but yellow and the rear window louvers $ 2,700 it needed to be set back in time .

[@diegosilang4823]

Not everyone can afford this car, this car is not available in Forza series, but available as mod EXCLUSIVELY for GTA5 for PC.

[@skipgumphrey9579]

Used to have one with a 390, but even back in the 80s barely more than 10 years old it wasn’t ANYWHERE near as nice as this one !!!

[@my1vice]

Yours was better.... Because you could actually use it. This won't be.

[@frankszymkowski7780]

70 torinos never came with 390’s

[@jeffs7154]

How much did it go for? I can't find any info on auction results anywhere

[@BarrettJacksonTV]

You can view auction results on our website! (login is required)

[@chadbailey189]

275000 your welcome

[@dougramsey3645]

Get ready guys you are looking at a 100,000$ + car.

[@kazilziya830]

Besides the 429 I always loved hideaway headlights.

[@joserafaelgrangefuenmayor7744]

Me gusta el carro

[@jracer98]

I will never understand why Ford didn't homologate the Boss 429 engine in this Nascar appropriate model instead of trying to build a hemi cuda...

[@MrMike-fm8bp]

I bet that’s Dennis Collins car

[@greglast3610]

That is one bad ride wish I had it

[@my1vice]

IDK... It's pointless. It'll never be used, it's too nice. I have a '70 Cougar CJ that I bought in '85... It's showroom condition but I drive it a lot. This thing is no longer a car.

[@johnomahoney7755]

I had one it was a sled!

[@sergeantmasson3669]

John O'Mahoney, 1970 Torino 429 SCJ with drag-pack option is far from being a "sled." Actual HP was 485.

[@raynabozny2338]

$200k ...way too much loot

[@nojunkwork5735]

Only reason they only made 241 is that everybody was buying the L78 big-block Chevelles that would walk the 429 Torinos all day long.

[@timmebruer5205]

Chevelles are yesteryear equivalent of a prius

[@nojunkwork5735]

@@timmebruer5205 You being a Prius owner you wouldn't know a Chevelle from a Cuda.

[@timmebruer5205]

@@nojunkwork5735 sorry, I'm not like you. I own a 2000 dodge Cummins turbo, a 2005 mustang gt convertible ( one of 396 in screaming yellow that year) and a 2003 harley Davidson heritage (100 year anniversary model)

[@timmebruer5205]

@@nojunkwork5735 what's wrong? Don't feel like bragging bout your yota?

[@nojunkwork5735]

@@timmebruer5205 I didn't know those machines that you listed were supposed to impress me. Go buy some real collector vehicles and try it again,